.....but Im not going to be ready to buy until the fall. Any ideas? Thank you
Yeah, bargain AK's are $400-500 now (was $350-400). Bargain AR's are $600-800.
The current cheapest I have seen are both at J&G sales:
AMD's @ $430 & RPK's @ $399
Beware the .223 WASR's as they have jamming issues according to common wisdom.
J&G also has cheap AR "style" longarms:
CAI AR Style $599
I do not know what makes this AR an ar style and not a normal AR, but you can call and ask.
Personally, I would go for aimsurplus's stock as they are closer and have a very good reputation:
AK's & AR's @ AIM Surplus
The doublestar AR @$699 is going to be far better than the CAI I would guess.
Yes, IMO,don't wait until fall...
prices are going up and may be even higher as the election nears.
Have you decided on which caliber you want?
You can build a decent AR for 600-700 dollars.
Depends on how accurate you want you want your rifle. I built me a ar15a3 for less then $620 and it will shoot sub MOA.
Depends on how accurate you want you want your rifle. I built me a ar15a3 for less then $620 and it will shoot sub MOA.
If you can tear something apart and put it back together its easy. You can buy a complete upper assembly for the ar. I've gotten to putting a lower together in under 10 min now. The ar platform can shoot a **** ton of calibers. anything form .22lr to .458 socom to .50 beowolf, oh man there is a bunch of calibers.
My advise to the guy above is to go chrome or go home. Its worth the $35 for the reliability factor alone.
what all is involved in building an ar? what are my caliber choices? I was under the impression .223 was the best way to go. I'm looking for a light recoil for better accuracy.
...trying to decide if I want .223 or 9mm, leaning toward the 9 due to ammo costs. Would likely do a carry handle as well, but not necessarily immediately. I kinda want to do the build myself rather than buy the bloody thing. I'd really like to not spend more than about $400 more-not sure if that's even an option. Anyone have ideas where I could start acquiring pieces-parts? I want reliable, obviously, but I don't have lots of disposable income to drop into this, certainly not all at once.
TIA
Blessings,
B
With all due respect, Don, from what I've read everywhere else, chromed barrels are good if you're going to be somewhere with lots of humidity, etc. and rare cleaning, but otherwise, they only degrade your accuracy.
Blessings,
B